Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway

Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway is a China Railway High-speed line connecting Hangzhou, Nanchang, and Changsha, respectively the provincial capitals of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan. This railway forms a section of the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway, part of the National Railway Grid Network, as one of the four major east-west lines.

Hangzhou–Changsha
high-speed railway
杭长高速铁路
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerChina Railway
LocaleZhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan
Termini
Stations21
Service
TypeHigh-speed rail
Operator(s)China Railway High-speed
History
OpenedChangsha South–Nanchang West

September 16, 2014
Hangzhou–Nanchang West

December 10, 2014
Technical
Line length921 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed350 km/h
Route map

 Shanghai–Hangzhou HSR
 Nanjing–Hangzhou HSR
Hangzhou East
 Hangzhou
 Qiantang River
Hangzhou South
 Hangzhou–Ningbo HSR
 Zhuji
 Yiwu
 Jinhua–Wenzhou HSR
 Jinhua
 Longyou
 Quzhou
 Jiangshan
 Yushan South
Shangrao
 Hefei–Fuzhou HSR
 Yiyang
 Yingtan North
 Fuzhou East
 Jinxian South
 Beijing–Kowloon railway
 Xiangtang–Putian railway
 Nanchang–Ganzhou HSR
 Nanchang West
 Nanchang–Jiujiang ICR
 Gao'an South
 Xinyu North
 Yichun
 Pingxiang North
 Liling North
 Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR
 Changsha South
 Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR
 Changsha–Kunming HSR

It has a total length of 921.426 km (572.548 mi). Construction started in December 2009 and was opened to traffic on December 10, 2014. With trains from Hangzhou to Nanchang taking 2 hours 14 minutes, Hangzhou to Changsha in three hours and 36 minutes.[1]

Route

The route from east to west starts at Hangzhou East and makes stops at Hangzhou, Hangzhou South, Zhuji, Yiwu, Jinhua, Longyou, Quzhou, Jiangshan, Yushan South, Shangrao, Yiyang, Yingtan North, Fuzhou East, Jinxian South, Nanchang West, Gao'an South, Xinyu North, Yichun, Pingxiang North, Liling North, for a total of 21 stations when it reaches Changsha South.

Station Chinese Distance
(km)		 Prefecture Province Metro transfers
Hangzhou East 杭州东 0.00 Hangzhou Zhejiang Hangzhou Metro  1   4   6   19 
Hangzhou 杭州 169.00 Hangzhou Metro  1   5 
Hangzhou South 杭州南 Hangzhou Metro  5 
Zhuji 诸暨 Shaoxing
Yiwu 义乌 Jinhua
Jinhua 金华
Longyou 龙游 Quzhou
Quzhou 衢州
Jiangshan 江山
Yushan South 玉山南 Shangrao Jiangxi
Shangrao 上饶
Yiyang 弋阳
Yingtan North 鹰潭北 Yingtan
Fuzhou East 抚州东 Fuzhou
Jinxian South 进贤南 Nanchang
Nanchang West 南昌西  2 
Gao'an 高安 Yichun
Xinyu North 新余北 Xinyu
Yichun 宜春 Yichun
Pingxiang North 萍乡北 Pingxiang
Liling East 醴陵东 Zhuzhou Hunan
Changsha South 长沙南 Changsha Changsha Metro  2  4  Maglev 

History

Preparation
  • In 2004, the State Council, published the "Long-term railway network plan." This proposed for consideration the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR.
  • June 2005 – Hangzhou–Changsha HSR is approved by the State to study routes from Hangzhou, by the way of Nanchang, to Changsha.
  • December 6 to 7, 2008 – the Ministry of Railways joins with municipal and county governments along the railway line, a consultative company, Shanghai Railway Bureau, Nanchang Railway Bureau, Guangzhou Railway Group, the Chengdu Railway Bureau, Kunming Railway and other units at a meeting held in Changsha. Examining the Hangzhou-Changsha HSR pre-feasibility study and discussing its construction.[2]
  • May 2009 – Hangzhou–Changsha HSR feasibility study is reviewed by the Ministry of Railway.
  • June 1, 2009 – Survey work along the route to start.[3]

Construction
  • December 2009 – Construction commences.
  • April 22, 2013 – Start of electrification construction.[4]

Opening and operation
  • September 16, 2014 – Changsha–Nanchang section opens and begins operations[5][6][7][8]
  • December 10, 2014 – Hangzhou–Nanchang section opens and begins operations.[9] At the same time there are more classes opened long Shanghai high-speed EMU trains.

Accidents

Construction accident

March 17, 2011 – A tunnel collapsed during construction in Hangzhou's Xiaoshan District, killing two people and leaving one person slightly injured.[10]

References
  1. 坐火车到南昌明年年底只需两小时 (in Chinese). Hangzhou News. October 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. "杭长、长昆铁路客运专线预可研审查会在长沙召开 我市争取到在东乡设立抚州东站". Government of Fuzhou, China (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-06-28.
  3. "路地携手 鱼水情深 铁四院与浙赣湘三省共建杭长和谐平安线" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.
  4. ""四纵四横"主骨架杭州至长沙客运专线进入电气化建设". Xinhua (in Chinese). April 22, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. "沪昆高铁南昌至长沙段16日开通 票价157元明天10点开售". jxnews.com (in Chinese). September 6, 2014.
  6. "#昌铁微发布#[话筒]" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-09-06.
  7. "沪昆高铁南昌至长沙段开通 运行缩短至1.5小时". Sina.com (in Chinese). September 16, 2014.
  8. "朝闻天下". CCTV.com (in Chinese). 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  9. "杭长高铁正式开通 浙江在线记者体验3.5小时速度之旅". zjol.com (in Chinese). December 10, 2014.
  10. "中铁十七局集团第三工程有限公司发生一起坍塌事故，导致一人死亡". hzsafety.com (in Chinese). March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
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